Marcus Buckingham on inspiring greatness

Published: Jan. 30, 2020, 8 p.m.

b'In the workplace and within team environments, organizations should characterize people by who they are rather than what they lack, says author and consultant Marcus Buckingham. That\\u2019s where companies will see the greatest return on investment from their employees. Buckingham will address the 2020 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference, Feb. 23-27, in Washington, D.C.\\xa0 In this podcast, Buckingham explains how managers capture \\u201cmoments of goodness\\u201d from their employees and inspire them to greatness.\\xa0 Work, by its nature, is teamwork, Buckingham says. The challenge for managers is combining everyone\\u2019s strengths into a cohesive unit that focuses on one or two outcomes.\\xa0 \\u201cThe best team builders are those who figure out how to interlace everyone\\u2019s uniqueness,\\u201d he says.'